Chapter 364: Convergence (Passive)
The faint fox fire was like floating fireflies, spreading and floating in this incredibly wide underground cave. The firelight illuminated the nearby slippery ground covered with luminous moss, the rocky cave walls covered with strange vines, and the underground lake not far away. Yu Sheng and his party carefully explored the range illuminated by the fox fire, and stopped from time to time to collect samples of nearby rocks, plants and water.
Yuan Ling Zhenren's voice came from the Lingxi mirror floating in the air: "It's really strange... Is there such a huge cave in the many 'scenes' mentioned in the previous report in this foreign land?"
"There are references to underground caves, but they are clearly not this large," Xuan Che replied immediately, "and there is no mention of any underground lakes in the report."
"So this is a new scene?" Irene said casually while sitting on Yu Sheng's shoulders, holding his head tightly, "Just like the desert before..."
"This foreign land has only recently appeared, and many of its features have yet to be fully explored. It is normal for changes that have never been discovered to occur or for new areas to appear," Xuan Che said. "Everyone, be careful. It's very slippery around here. Don't fall into the lake."
"Don't worry, young man. I'm here to watch over you." Master Qianji walked to the side of the team. From time to time, there was a slight clicking sound in his head. Occasionally, a red light flashed in his eyes, as if he was scanning something. "This lake is really strange. It's hard for spiritual consciousness to penetrate it. Even I can't see clearly what's underneath. I'm afraid there must be something deep down there."
As he spoke, he took out a strange brass ball from his arms. The surface of the ball was engraved with runes and there were several glowing hollow places. A ticking sound like a clock could be heard from inside. Master Qianji threw the ball on the ground, and the ball cracked in the middle, growing several pairs of dexterous mechanical hands and feet. It climbed up quickly and jumped into the lake.
A moment later, a red light flashed in the lake, and the small ball jumped out of the water not far away and flew lightly back to its owner's hand.
"The mechanical ball lost contact after diving less than ten meters, and returned according to the automatic program." Master Qianji said, and pressed the small ball a few more times. The sphere made a few light clicking sounds, and the outer shell on one side opened. A beam of light was projected from it, presenting the underwater scene in mid-air.
There was only water in the chaotic image, with some tiny luminous debris floating in the water. Just before losing contact and returning, the "Mechanic Ball" turned to take a picture of the bottom of the water, but it only captured deep darkness, as if there was nothing there.
Yu Sheng felt that Irene's body was a little tense.
"This place makes me a little creepy," the little doll muttered. "At first I thought the glowing moss and glowing vines here were pretty, but the longer I stay here, the more I feel... suffocated? Anyway, it's uncomfortable."
Hu Li also came over and rubbed his big tail against Yu Sheng's arm: "My benefactor, I am a little hairy too."
Irene glared, "Your eyes are furry!"
"She's frightened, she's completely pissed off," Yu Sheng said casually, frowning slightly. "I feel it too. The atmosphere here seems to be a little different from before. I can't put my finger on it... Luna, is your radar working? Did you detect anything strange nearby?"
Luna paused, and the built-in enemy-detecting radar of the Artificial Saint once again scanned the surroundings at high power. Then she slowly shook her head: "No, there is no active target."
Yu Sheng still frowned, and then he seemed to sense something and looked up into the air -
The space there seemed suddenly a little unstable.
…
"Fuck! Xianyu, did you see that just now? The big goose flying in the sky..."
"That's a crane - Long hair, can you read some books?"
"They're all the same. The point is that it's so beautiful!" Long-haired man stood excitedly on a cliffside corridor, looking at the open sky in the distance. "It suddenly rushed out from the clouds and greeted us. Was it dancing just now? It was flying around the corridor... I want to raise one!"
"Are you sure you can raise this kind of 'fairy bird'? Its IQ may not be lower than yours," the mermaid glanced at the long-haired girl, "You can't even raise a dog properly."
"Eh - I don't like dogs. They always remind me of the wolf in Red Riding Hood. Thinking of them makes my neck hurt," the long-haired man said with a look of disgust, then turned to look at Zheng Zhi, who was serving as a guide, "Hey, little brother, do you know if they have cranes for adoption?"
"The one just now definitely won't be allowed, it's Yuan Ling Zhenren's pet, and the other cranes probably won't be allowed either, they're basically all the final assignments for Beast Taming Peak," Zheng Zhi shook his head, "Also, it's almost time, you two should go back - although it's the weekend today, don't the first-year students have homework?"
Upon hearing this, the girl with long hair took a deep breath and drooped down.
"I finished writing it last night," the mermaid said casually, "but now it is time to go back. I just picked a lot of wild fruits, which are quite delicious. I will bring them back for everyone to taste."
"You finished it last night?!" The long-haired man glared at her. "No, Yu, isn't your memory only seven seconds? When did you become so good at studying? You were not like this in middle school. You even copied my homework back then..."
The mermaid looked helpless: "Long hair, you should read some books... and don't add any settings to me!"
The long-haired girl continued to hang her head in dejection. After another sigh, she waved her hands and said, "Okay, okay, let's go back. Let me copy your math paper."
The mermaid was about to turn around and walk back, but was stunned when she heard this: "We still have math papers?!"
"…What did I just say about you!"
"Ahhh, hurry back! I haven't finished my homework yet... Where are you going?!"
Zheng Zhi looked at the situation and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He hurriedly led the way, but at the same time he couldn't help but feel a little emotional -
It’s so good to be at school age. He seems to miss his high school life a little bit. There were really few things to worry about back then... although it seems there aren’t too many things to worry about now either.
You still have to be open-minded.
It is said that these "fairy tale" children used to hardly live to adulthood, but now they have to worry about their grades, college entrance exams, college graduation and finding a job.
That's good too.
I don’t know whether Brother Yu and his team are having a smooth exploration in foreign lands. Last time, they seemed to have had a fight with a group of very dangerous guys. Fortunately, no one was injured, otherwise I don’t know how many reports I would have to write when I return.
Still have to be able to fight.
Yesterday, Li Lin sent a message saying that he would be going on field missions again in the next two days. Captain Song would even lead the team himself. I don’t know what difficult case he had encountered, but it was not something a newcomer like me could get involved in. To be honest, I felt a little sympathetic towards Brother Li.
It’s so nice to slack off.
Zheng Zhi's thoughts wandered in this way, and he walked towards Guanyuntai according to the route he remembered.
Until the surrounding environment gradually darkened, until the wind felt a little cold and damp.
"That's not right," the long-haired girl was the first to notice something was wrong. She raised her head and looked around. In the blink of an eye, her long black hair turned into a waterfall of golden hair that dragged on the ground. "This road wasn't like this when we came here, was it?"
The mermaid also became nervous. She could feel the moisture in the air around her. "Weren't we going uphill just now? When did we start going downhill?"
Zheng Zhi was instantly awakened from his distraction.
He looked in astonishment at the mountain road below him and the mountain walls on both sides that had become oppressive without him noticing, and then he suddenly turned around -
The originally wide mountain path turned into a steep and narrow downhill slope. The cliffs on both sides seemed to have turned into the walls of a cave. The sky above disappeared, and the thick rock layer blocked the view. Then, the last ray of light that could be seen in the "outside world" in the distance also disappeared at the end of the field of vision.
Then, Zheng Zhi felt his feet slip, and at the same time he heard Rapunzel's scream: "Oh my god..."
…
A blurry ball of golden fur suddenly appeared in the field of vision, and quickly grew larger and approached, accompanied by a familiar cry of surprise.
Before Yu Sheng could react to what was happening, he subconsciously ran forward two steps and reached out to catch the furry monster that made the familiar sound.
The next second, the ball of hair that fell from the sky hit him hard. Even though Yu Sheng's physical fitness far exceeded that of humans, he was knocked to the ground by the ball and his head hit the stone, causing bleeding.
The ball of golden fur bounced off his body, rolled and jumped on the ground several times before it stopped on a rock wall not far away.
Almost at the same time, another splash of water was heard from not far away, creating a large splash in the underground lake illuminated by the glowing duckweed and fox fire.
The sudden movement startled everyone, even Master Qianji was unable to react (of course the main reason was that he was only using a mechanical incarnation, and half of the transmission bandwidth was occupied by Master Yuanling's Lingxi Mirror). Irene, who was originally sitting on Yu Sheng's shoulder, was thrown out in the first moment, uttering a series of screams in the air, and after landing, she rolled four or five times before finally stopping.
The little puppet climbed up in a panic while yelling in confusion: "What the hell is going on? What the hell is falling? Why didn't I feel any murderous intent? Hey, bite your tongue... What's going on?!"
As he was speaking, Hu Li had already rushed over to protect Yu Sheng, and Luna equipped all her fingertips with a few clicks. Xuan Che instantly summoned his ice sword for attack, and made a starting posture of the medical killing fist, looking at the golden ball of fur that had just stopped next to the stone wall not far away as if facing a great enemy. At this moment, the ball of fur finally opened.
Rapunzel, who was dizzy from rolling but not injured at all, crawled out from her hair and looked at the scene in front of her with a confused look on her face.
Everyone was stunned, and the cave fell into silence for a moment.
Therefore, the sound of splashing water in the lake not far away became particularly obvious.
Rapunzel reacted instantly upon hearing the noise and jumped up from the ground: "Fuck! The fish fell into the water! She can't swim!!"
(End of this chapter)
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